Electrical Group Lead

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This position reports to the Coastal West Federal Operations Lead and has leadership and supervisory responsibilities for the Electrical Engineering team in California, Oregon and Washington State. Responsibilities include managing the team’s project staffing and resources, facilitating the technical and professional development of the team, guiding the team’s technical direction, and ensuring compliance with company and client standards and guidelines.

Through delegation and collaboration, the candidate will direct activities of engineers and design staff engaged in planning, designing, coordinating, and supervising design and construction of building projects for clients according to their desires, needs, and financial resources.

This position is a leader doer role that assumes an eighty percent project load and a twenty percent management effort on average. The position is considered hybrid which requires a minimum attendance of three days per week in the local office, or on a project site. The preferred office location is Irvine, California. Alternate office locations would have to be approved prior to position acceptance and would require additional travel.

Group Management Responsibilities:

• Promotes BeyondZero and safety programs to create an incident- and injury-free culture.
• Responsible for project assignments, day to day management of assigned staff; holds staff accountable for delivery.
• Balance utilization of team across levels to ensure staffing profitability
• Develops workforce plans in coordination with stakeholders; acts as hiring manager for required staff, works in concert with other leaders around established hiring plans; integrates new hires.
• Manages performance and helps talent grow and develop.
• Stewards career development–basic skill development and sustainment, growth opportunities and skill refinement.
• Coaches, develops, and mentors staff to deliver superior results collectively and individually.
• Coordinates across regions/Business Units/Lines of Business to optimize resource management and provide opportunities for staff and profitable growth.
• Communicates with aligned staff (i.e., regular team meetings and 1:1 meetings).
• Approves timesheets and expenses for aligned staff.
• Coordinates with other Federal Electrical Group Leaders nationally to promote consistent project delivery.
• Responsible for all projects assigned to group:
  • Ensuring adherence to quality review process
  • Manage and leverage group's resources and capabilities on a consistent basis, meeting company goals and objectives for quality and billability
  • Estimate and execute project scope, schedule, and fee for projects led by the electrical team
  • Developing project staffing plans and work forecasting
• Drive growth and continuous improvement within Operations.
• Business development and ing responsibilities in practice area.

Electrical Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering projects on time, within construction budget and agreed scope. Primary focus is design deliverables for design-bid-build and design-build projects (plans, specifications, design analysis), design-build RFP documents, studies, feasibility reports and other requirements for large and/or multiple Corporate and/or DoD projects.
• Leads team in the development of project documents by providing overall direction to the design team, coordination with external project stakeholders, internal team members and subcontractors, and management of project schedule to meet deliverable milestones and commitments.
• Responsible for project deliverables compliant with the Scope of Work and that satisfy project requirements.
• Functions as a team lead for projects including acting as the liaison to internal departments as needed.
• Assesses project requirements while developing and recommending a sound approach or application to meet the needs of the project and client.
• Facilitates the creation of communication plans, ensuring that appropriate information is exchanged among key stakeholders, and conducts status review meetings among project team members and clients.
• Responsible for initial development of the project fee proposal and coordination with discipline DOR for input and participates in fee negotiations.
• Responsible for the overall quality of the project documents and adherence with Jacobs Quality Program. Manages and enhances project quality by providing ideas and suggestions to the team aimed at improving the effectiveness of their role, and of the project activities in general.
• Determines, monitors and reviews internal costs, operational budgets, schedules and staffing requirements for project teams.
• Responsible for construction phase services as required by the Scope of Work. This typically includes services performed in office environment such as coordinating Jacobs’ responses to RFIs, shop drawing reviews, construction modification documents and site assistance visits.

Here's what you'll need

• BS or MS in Engineering
• Professional Registration (P.E.)
• United States Citizenship

Ideally, You’ll Also Have:

• Previous experience with Federal clients
• Working knowledge of Revit
• Previous experience in managing staff and workflow

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Posted Salary Range: Minimum

142,200.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

248,800.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $142,200.00 to $248,800.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on December 10, 2025. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support .

Locations

City State Country
Irvine	California	United States